Research methods world history

Research methods world historyWHY DOES MY SCHEDULE SAY RESEARCH METHODS?

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GO TO HIM WITH ANY HISTORY OR ENGLISH NEEDSIT ALL STARTS WITH A MAN

HOW DO WE EDUCATE/PREPARE STUDENTS FOR THE FUTURE?DIFFICULTIES:1.) DIFFERENT STUDENTS LEARN DIFFERENTLY2.) THERE IS NO WAY TO KNOW WHAT STUDENTS NEED FOR THE FUTURE3.) HOW TO ACCOUNT FOR STUDENTS NEED FOR ATTENTION/INSTRUCTION.Why is the United States so powerful?WHAT IS THE US ADVANTAGE?HISTORICALLY:GEOGRAPHIC ISOLATIONPLENTIFUL RESOURCESOPEN SOCIETYTECHNOLOGYFUTURE:PASSIONCOLLABORATIONCRITICAL THINKING*

TAKE OUT YOUR PHONES AND LOOK UP THE FOLLOWING ANSWERSHOW LONG IS THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA?WHEN WAS MARTIN LUTHER BORN?WHAT YEAR DID JUDAISM START?

WE WILL COME BACK TO THIS IN A MOMENTYOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS CLASSROOM DOES NOT LOOK LIKE OTHERSLETS LOOK AT SOME HISTORICAL EXAMPLESMONASTERY CLASSROOM IN 1937

PUBLIC EDUCATION IS BUILT ON THE FACTORY MODEL FROM THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION. ORGANIZATION, BELLS, CLASSES BY AGE, CONTENT CONTENT CONTENT

THE MODERN WORKPLACE LOOKS LIKE THIS

SO YOUR FURNITURE MOVESCHAIRS HAVE WHEELS OR ADJUSTMENTSDESKS CAN BE COMBINED AND SEPARATED AS NEEDEDCHAIRS ARE DESIGNED SO YOU CAN FIDGETAND THIS IS NOW

SO WHAT ELSE IS DIFFERENT?THIS IS NOT TEACHER DRIVEN ANYMORELECTURES WILL BE EXTREMELY LIMITEDTESTS AND QUIZZES WILL BE EXTREMELY LIMITEDAPPROXIMATELY 4 TO 5 WEEKS OF SET UP AND THEN WERE OFFUNITS WILL BE 2.5 3 WEEKS LONGYOU PROBABLY HAVE SOME QUESTIONS

LET ME SEE IF I CAN GUESS A FEWI DONT GET ITWHAT DO WE DO?WHAT DO WE LEARN?HOW WILL I BE GRADED?WHAT WILL YOU TEACH?I DONT GET ITOKAY, TECHNICALLY NOT A QUESTION.IT IS OKAY TO BE CONFUSED, WE ARE COMPLETELY REWORKING THE WAY THAT YOU HAVE BEEN TAUGHT TO LEARNTHERE WILL BE SCARY MOMENTS AND I AM HERE TO HELPI WILL NOT LET YOU FAIL UNLESS YOU CHOOSE TO DO SOWhat do we do?TOPIC INTRODUCEDSTUDENTS MAKE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND CURRICULUM (DISCOVER YOUR PASSION)STUDENTS RESEARCHSTUDENTS PLAN WHAT TO CREATE WITH TEACHERSTUDENTS PLAN ASSESSMENT GOALSSTUDENTS CREATESTUDENTS DEMONSTRATE

ALMOST EVERY PIECE IS BY STUDENTS

REMEMBER-

PASSIVE DOESNT PASS, PASSION DOESWHAT DO WE LEARN?THE SHORT ANSWER IS, ANYTHING YOU WANTTHE LONG ANSWER IS THAT YOU SHOULD LEARN WHAT IS INTERESTING TO YOU. WHEN YOU ARE PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING, WORK ISNT REALLY WORKTHE BIGGEST PART OF THIS PROGRAM IS TO UNLOCK YOUR PASSIONWE WILL PRACTICE THIS AND I WILL PUSH YOU, BUT NOT OUT OF A WINDOW. 2 COMMON COMPLAINTSBUT, WHAT IF I DONT LEARN ANYTHING?WHAT YOU ARE LEARNING IN MOST CLASSES IS CONTENT.DO YOU REMEMBER HOW LONG THE WALL OF CHINA WAS? JUDAISM?YOU DONT NEED CONTENT BECAUSE IT IS ALWAYS IN YOUR HANDS (WIKIPEDIA)NO ONE MEMORIZES THESE THINGS EXCEPT FOR QUIZ SHOWSIS THAT REAL EDUCATION?THIS METHOD TEACHES VALUABLE SKILLS THAT WILL BE USED IN THE WORKFORCEBUT WHAT IF IM NOT PASSIONATE ABOUT ANYTHING?REALLY?EVERYONE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT SOMETHING, USUALLY MULTIPLE THINGS.TRUST ME, YOU LIKE SOMETHING AND WERE GOING TO FIND IT AND USE IT.YOU WOULD BE SURPRISED HOW THESE INTERESTS TRANSLATE TO HISTORICAL TOPICSHOW WILL I BE GRADED?USUALLY STUDENTS ARE GRADED ON NOTE QUIZZES, TESTS, WORKSHEETS, HOMEWORK, MIDTERMS AND FINAL EXAMSIN RESEARCH METHODS, YOU ARE GRADED ON WHAT YOU PRODUCEOTHER CLASSES LET YOU BE PASSIVE.IF I DO MY HOMEWORK AND STUDY MY VOCABULARY, ILL PASSPASSIVE DOESNT PASSHOW YOU DEMONSTRATE YOUR RESEARCH ANDUNDERSTANDING IS WHAT WILL BE ASSESSED.

WHAT WILL YOU TEACH?WELL, I AM ALWAYS TEACHING, EVEN IF THE LESSONS ARENT OBVIOUS.BUT, I WILL START EACH UNIT WITH A BASIC RUN DOWN OF SOME OF THE SPECIFICS OF THE CULTURE AND IDEASI WILL ALSO TEACH THE BASIC SKILLS OF RESEARCH, COLLABORATION, AND PRESENTATIONFINDING PRIMARY SOURCESAVOIDING PLAGIARISMWRITING AND PROVING A THESISCHECKING IN WITH SUGGESTIONS AND DIRECTIONGETTING YOU SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS PRESENTATIONDIDNT YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT COMPUTERS?YES.CHROMEBOOKS WILL BE USEFUL TOOLS, BUT THEY ARE NOT THE POINT.THIS ISNT A COMPUTER CLASS.THE COMPUTERS ARE USEFUL TOOLS FOR COLLABORATION AND RESEARCHWE WILL GO OVER SOME TIPS AND TRICKS

I STILL DONT GET HOW PASSION HELPS US GET TO ANCIENT WORLD HISTORYFAIR ENOUGH. I ADMIT THAT IT ISNT INITIALLY OBVIOUS.LETS SAY THAT SOMEONE IS PASSIONATE ABOUT HORSES.THEY LIKE RIDING HORSES, OR EATING HORSES, OR THEY JUST THINK THEY ARE CUTE.IF THE UNIT IS ABOUT THE AZTECS THEN YOU MIGHT FIND THAT THEY DIDNT HAVE HORSES.WAIT, WHY NOT? WHAT WERE HORSES USED FOR HISTORICALLY? WHAT DID THE AZTECS USE INSTEAD? WHY IS THAT IMPORTANT? WHEN DID THEY GET HORSES? I WONDER WHAT IT WAS LIKE TO SEE A HORSE FOR THE FIRST TIME. WHAT DO HORSES EAT? MAYBE THE FOOD THAT HORSES EAT IS HARD TO GROW? ARE THE HORSES HUNDREDS OF YEARS AGO, THE SAME AS HORSES TODAY? MAYBE THEY LOOKED DIFFERENT. LETS SEE IF I CAN FIND HISTORICAL IMAGES OF HORSES IN SOUTH AMERICA.

Encounter Between Spanish and Aztecs (drawing by anonymous Aztec artist) Duran Codex, c. 1581

NOW YOU ARE OFF AND RUNNING, CREATING A THESIS AND RUBRIC AND THEN CREATING SOMETHING TO SHOW YOUR EFFORTS.MAYBE YOU WANT TO DO SOMETHING LIKE.

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